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Glenorchy and Dart River: gateway to paradise
They’ll tell you when you’re standing at the confluence and delta of the Rees and Dart rivers that you’re only...
Auckland's volcanoes: geological gems
All-in-all there are over 60 sites of bygone volcanic activity scattered about the Auckland isthmus.
Mitre Peak and Milford Sound: seeing is believing
Many visitors to Fiordland don’t believe in Mitre Peak.
Adventure time: Rotorua rafting
The upper reaches of the Kaituna River are pretty and placid enough.
Five great days out with kids in Wellington
Got kids to entertain? Here are five great ideas for family-friendly days out in Wellington.
Ruapehu: an alpine adventure playground
The broad area around Tongariro National Park must have been a majestic place when Māori enjoyed undisturbed possession.
Coromandel: take the long way round
If you were to assume that Te Ika a Māui – the Great Fish of Māui – was a species...
Up the creek: Upper Hutt
The flats toward the headwaters of the Hutt River (named after the Chairman of the New Zealand Company, Sir William...
Lower Hutt: take me to the river
Lower Hutt: a river runs through it, called – as you’d expect – the Hutt River, although it was known...
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